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Mitchell County
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1940 Enumeration Districts Descriptions
- District 101-5 Militia District 1033 Branchville
- District 101-10 Militia District 1173 Camilla Outside Camilla City S and E of State Road 97, S of State Road 37, and W of Atlantic Coastline Railroad
- District 101-6 Militia District 1173 Camilla, Camilla City, Mitchell County Jail
- District 101-7 Militia District 1173 Camilla Outside Camilla City E of Atlantic Coastline Railroad, Mitchell County Poor Farm
- District 101-8 Militia District 1173 Camilla Outside Camilla City W of Atlantic Coastline Railroad and NE of State Road 37
- District 101-9 Militia District 1173 Camilla Outside Camilla City SW of State Road 37 and N and W of State Road 97
1940 Baconton Enumeration Districts Descriptions
- District 101-1 Militia District 625 Baconton, Baconton Town
- District 101-2 Militia District 625 Baconton Outside Baconton Town, Dewitt, Flint
1940 Pelham Enumeration Districts Descriptions
- District 101-16 Militia District 1299 Parker, Vada (Part)
- District 101-11 Militia District 1194 Pelham, Meigs Town (Part)
- District 101-12 Militia District 1194 Pelham, Pelham City E of Atlantic Coastline Railroad
- District 101-13 Militia District 1194 Pelham, Pelham City W of Atlantic Coastline Railroad, Pelham City Jail
- District 101-14 Militia District 1194 Pelham Outside Pelham City N of Road from bridge at E boundary of Militia District via Pelham City, Glad Place, and Mt. Olive Church to W boundary of Militia District
- District 101-15 Militia District 1194 Pelham Outside Pelham City and Meigs Town s of road from bridge at E boundary of Militia District via Pelham City, Glade Place, and Mt. Olive Church to W boundary of Militia District
1940 Sale City Enumeration Districts Descriptions
- District 101-21 Militia District 1699 Hinsonton
- District 101-3 Militia District 791 Maples, Cotton Town
- District 101- 4 Militia District 791 Maples Outside Cotton Town
- District 101-17 Militia District 1548 Pebble City
- District 101-20 Militia District 1611 Raiford
- District 101-18 Militia District 1603 Sale City, Sale City Town
- District 101-19 Militia District 1603 Sale City Outside Sale City Town
Mitchell County History Books
| Book | Author |
| The History of Mitchell County, GA 1857 – 1976 (2 Copies) |
Margaret Spence Anna M. Fleming |
| From Stage Coaches To Train Whistles | Mildred Jackson Cole Mt. Enon Historical Society |
Counties Near Mitchell County
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Surrounding Counties
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Doughtery County
Thomas County
Colquitt County
Grady County
History Books
Appling - Dooly County
| Book | Author |
| Footprints of Appling County 1818 – 1978 | Ruth T. Brown |
| History of Alma and Bacon County, Georgia | Bonnie Taylor Baker |
| History of Baldwin County, Georgia | Cook |
| Beadland to Barrow – A History of Barrow Co., Georgia | Ingram |
| History of Bartow County, Georgia Formerly Cass County | Lucy J. Cunyers |
| History of Macon (Bibb County) and Central Georgia | Middle Georgia Genealogical Society |
| History of Brooks County 1858 – 1948 | Huxford |
| Burke County, Georgia 1777 – 1850 | Albert M. Hillhouse |
| History of Catoosa County, Georgia 1853 – 1953 | Susie B. McDaniel |
| History of Charlton County | McQueen |
| A History of Savannah and South Georgia | Harden |
| A History of Chattahoochee County, Georgia | Rogers |
| The Chattahoochee County of Alabama and Georgia | Mark E. Fretwell |
| A Chronicle of Clinch County | Kenneth W. Bennett |
| The History of Clay County | Clay County Library |
| A Short History of Cobb County in Georgia | Sarah Blackwell |
| Ward’s History of Coffee County | Warren P. Ward |
| Crisp County History in Pictures and Stories | Cordele Crisp County Historical Society |
| Crisp County Georgia Historical Sketches | W. P. Fleming |
| History of Dade County, Georgia | Retired Volunteers Program |
| History of Dodge County | Mrs. Wilton Phillip Cobb |
| Dooly County, Georgia, Vol. I, II, III | Nora And Watts Powell |
Early - Macon County
| Book | Author |
|
Collection of Early County Historical 1971 Vol. 1 Collection of Early County Historical 1979 Vol. 2 Collection of Early County Historical 2002 Vol. 3 |
Early County Historical Society |
| History of Elbert County, Georgia 1790 -1935 | John H. McIntosh |
| A History of Emanuel County 1812 – 1900 | James E. Dorsey |
| A History of Rome and Floyd County Georgia | George M. Battey, Jr. |
| Pioneer History of Forsyth County 1832 – 1860 Vol. 1 | Don L. Shadbury |
| Official History of Fulton County | Walter G. Cooper |
| History of Greene County Georgia- Dr. Thaddeus Brockett Rice | Carolyn White Williams |
| History of Gwinnett County Georiga – Vol.1, 1818-1943 | James C. Flanigan |
| The History of Hall County, Georgia, Vol. 1, 1818-1900 | James E. Dorsey |
| Hancock County, GA Vol. I, History, Heritage and Records | Smith |
| Hancock County, GA Vol. II, Ancestors, Families and Genealogies | |
| History of Harris County Georgia, 1827 – 1961 | Louise C. Barfield |
| Henry County Georgia – The Mother of Counties | Vessie T. Rainer |
| A Land So Dedicated – Houston County, Georgia | Bobbe Smith Hickson |
| History of Irwin County | J. B. Clements |
| Historical Notes on Jackson County Georgia | Frank Elrod |
| History of Jefferson County | Mrs. Z. V. Thomas |
| History of Jones County, Georgia 1807-1907 Bicentennial Edition | Carolyn W. Williams |
| The History of Lamar County- Mrs. Edward A. Fish | Augusta Lambdin |
| History of Lee County | Lee County Historical Society |
| Lincoln County Genealogy and History- James E. Dorsey | Robert S. Davis, Jr. |
| History of Lowndes County Georiga, 1825 – 1941 | Fred H. Hodges, Sr. |
|
History of Lumpkin County For The First Hundred Years, 1832 –1932 |
Andrew W. Cain |
| Macon County Life 1933 – 1983 | Dean Fowler |
| History of Macon County Georgia | Louise F. Hays |
The History of Baker County, Georgia (2 copies)
History of Colquitt County W. A. Covington
History and Reminiscences of Dougherty County Georgia Thronateeska Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution
Inventory of the County Archives of Georgia No.47
Dougherty County (Albany) The Georgia Historical Records Survey
Historical Background of Dougherty County, Georgia 1836 – 1940
Compiled by Works Progress Administration
Albany On The Flint 1836-1936 Mary Ellen Bacon
The History of Mitchell County, GA 1857 – 1976 (2 Copies) Margaret Spence
Anna M. Fleming
From Stage Coaches To Train Whistles Mildred Jackson Cole Mt. Enon Historical Society
Madison - Telfair County
| Book | Author |
| The History of Madison County | Paul Tabor |
| Plantations and People of Meriwether County , Georgia Vol. I, II | William H. Davidson |
| The History of Miller County Georgia 1856 – 1980 | Colquitt Garden Club |
| Monroe County, Georgia – A History | Monroe County Historical Society |
| Montgomery County Georgia Genealogy and History- John K. Derden | James E. Dorsey |
| History of Peach County Georgia | Governor Treutlen Chapter DAR |
| History of Pickens County | Luke E. Tate |
| History of Pierce County Georgia, Volume I | Dean Broome |
| History of Pike County Georgia 1822 – 1932 | Lizzie R. Mitchell |
| Randolph County, Georgia | Randolph County Historical Society |
| Memorial History of August, Georgia (Richmond County) | Charles C. Jones |
| A History of Rockdale County- E. L. Cowan, Frances A. King | Margaret G. Barksdale |
| The History of Stephen County Georgia | Kathryn C. Trogdon |
| History of Stewart County, Volume 1 | Helen Eliza Terrill |
| History of Stewart County, Volume 2- A. H. Clark | Sara Robertson Dixon |
| History of Sumter County, Georgia | Jack F. Cox |
| History of Plains, Georgia | Plains Historical Preservation Trust |
| History of Telfair County From 1812-1945 | Floris Perkins Moore |
Tift - Wilkinson County
| Book | Author |
| Heritage of Tift Co., GA 1905- 2003, Vol. 1 | Tift County Heritage Book Committee |
| History of Tift County | Ida Belle Williams |
| Collections o Twiggs Countians Here and There | Kathleen Jones Carswell |
| History of Twiggs County Georgia | J. Lanette O’neal Faulk & Billy Walker Jones |
| History of Turner County | John Ben Pate |
| The Early History of Upson County Georgia | Carolyn Walker Nottingham & Evelyn Hannah |
| Walker County Georgia Heritage 1833 – 1983 | Walker County Historical Committee & Historical Society |
| A History of Walton County 1818 –1967 | Anita B. Sams |
| History of Ware County | Mrs. J. L. Walker |
| History of Washington County | Ella Mitchell |
| History of Webster County Georgia | Weston Woman’s Club |
| Official History of Whitfield County Georgia | Whitfield County History Commission |
| Wilkes County Washington’s Newspapers 1889-1898 | Mary B. Warren |
| Early Georgia Wills and Settlements of Estates – Wilkes County | Sara Quinn Smith |
| Wilkinson County Georgia Historical Collections | Joseph T. Maddox |
| History of Wilkinson County | Victor Davidson |
History of Sumter County, Georgia Jack F. Cox
History of Plains, Georgia Plains Historical Preservation Trust
History of Telfair County From 1812-1945 Floris Perkins Moore
Ochlocknee, Land of Crooked Waters Georgia Beatrice Griffin
The Early History of Upson County Georgia Carolyn Walker Nottingham & Evelyn Hannah
Walker County Georgia Heritage 1833 – 1983 Walker County Historical Committee & Historical Society
Wayfarers in Walton – A History of Walton County 1818 –1967 Anita B. Sams
Chronicles of Wilkes County, Georgia From
Dougherty County
| Book | Author |
| History and Reminiscences of Dougherty County Georgia | Thronateeska Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution |
| Inventory of the County Archives of Georgia No.47 Dougherty County (Albany) | The Georgia Historical Records Survey |
| Albany On The Flint 1836-1936 | Mary Ellen Bacon |
| Historical Background of Dougherty County, Georgia 1836 – 1940 | Compiled by Works Progress Administration |
Baker County
| Book | Author |
| The History of Baker County, Georgia (2 copies) |
Colquitt County
| Book | Author |
| History of Colquitt County | W. A. Covington |
Worth County
| Book | Author |
|
For The First Eighty Years 1854 – 1934 (3 copies) History of Worth County Georgia, Index, Vol.II |
Lillie Martin Grubbs |
1940 Enumeration Districts Descriptions
Districts of Connecting Counties to Mitchell County
Thomas County
- District 136-26 Militia District 1508 Meigs, Meigs Town (Part)
- District 136-27 Militia District 1508 Meigs Outside Meigs Town
Grady County
- District 65-14 Militia District 1440 Spence NE of Newton Thomasville Road from N boundary of District to E boundary of District, Spence (Part)
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District 65-15 Militia District 1440 Spence SW of Newton Thomasville Road from N boundary of district to E boundary of District Spence (Part)
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District 65-3 Militia District 621 Lime Sink
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District 65-16 Militia District 1507 Blowing Cave
Decatur County
- District 43-20 Militia District 1646 Parker
Baker County
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District 4-1 Militia District 900
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District 4-4A Militia District 971 Outside Newton City W of Albany-Clearlake Road and Bridge-Camilla Road and S of Johnson Bridge Road
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District 4-5 Militia District 1183
Dougherty County
- District 47-17 Militia District 945 Outside Albany City of Central of Georgia Railway
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District 47-19 Militia District 1097 Outside Albany City SW of Georgia Northern Railway
Colquitt County
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District 35-18 Militia District 1482 Thigpen
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District 35-20 Militia District 1510 Hartsfield W of Thigpen Trail, Hartsfield
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District 35-21 Militia District 1538 Hamilton
Worth County
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District 159-8 Militia District 1124 Cordy
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District 159-17 Militia District 1594 Bridgeboro, Bridgeboro
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145 E Broad St.
Camilla GA, 31730
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